Toy shovel



Nov. 3, 1942. N-s 2,300,456

: TOY SHOVEL Filed Oct. is, 1941' INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 3, 1942 UNHTED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY SHOVEL Dennis E. Lyons, Santa Ana, Calif.

Application October 15, 1941, Serial No. 415,125

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a toy shovel and has for an object to provide a separable shovel and a separable member, such as a magnifying glass to enable small children to magnify different objects found when playing in sand.

A further object is to provide a member having a hollow handle adapted to be secured to the hollow handle of the shovel by a bayonet joint connection, the handle of the member being closed by a hollow cork which, together with the hollow handle of the member, will contain artificially colored particles that may be of interest to children.

A further object is to provide apparatus of this character which will be formed of a few strong, simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a toy shovel showing the member as a magnifying glass constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the magnifying glass removed from the shovel.

Figure 4 is a front elevation of a modified form of magnifying glass.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, In designates the blade of the shovel, and I l the hollow handle of the shovel, the blade and handle being formed of a single piece of sheet metal, see Figure 2. The handle is preferably tapered from a large upper end to a small lower end and in the upper end is provided with a bayonet slot l2,

The magnifying glass l3 may be circular as shown in Figure 3 or may be rectangular as shown at 9 in Figure 4. In either case the magnifying glass is enclosed within a rim l4 which is formed integral with a tubular handle IS in the form of a hollow container which is adapted to be inserted in the upper end of the shovel handle I I.

The magnifying glass handle I5 is provided with a projecting lug l6 which is adapted to be received in the bayonet slot [2 of the shovel handle to detachably connect the magnifying glass to the shovel. The purpose of combining the shovel and magnifying glass is to permit the magnifying glass to be always available when a small child is playing in sand when playing alon the shore or other places.

The bottom of the hollow handle l5 of the magnifying glass is closed by a hollow sheet metal cork [1 which is adapted to be telescoped into the magnifying glass handle. The cork I1 is provided with a projecting lug l8 which is received in a bayonet slot 19 in the handle 15.

As before stated the hollow handle I5 of the magnifying glass forms a container, as also does the hollow cork II, for artificially colored particles that will be of interest to children to magnify.

Then the shovel is in use the frame of the magnifying glass forms a convenient grip for the child to grasp when digging with the shovel.

Since the operation of the parts has been described as the description of the parts progressed, it is thought the invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

1. A toy comprising a shovel having a hollow handle, a member having a rim and a hollow handle integral therewith receivable in the hollow handle of the shovel, the rim of the member forming a grip when the shovel is in use, means detachably connecting the handle of the member to the handle of the shovel, and a closure for the hollow handle of the member constituting the latter a case for small particles that may be of interest to children.

2. The structure as of claim 1 and in which said means comprises a bayonet slot formed. in the handle of the shovel, and a lug projecting from the handle of the member and received in said slot.

DENNIS E. LYONS. 

